Fernando Torres and Ryan Babel made their Liverpool debuts but were upstaged by fellow new recruit Andriy Voronin in the 3-2 defeat of Werder Bremen in Grenchen, Switzerland.
Summer signing Voronin and John Arne Riise helped the Reds to a 2-1 half-time lead before Voronin extended the advantage in the second half.
Torres, Babel and Yossi Benayoun were all introduced as second-half substitutes.
Liverpool enjoyed the perfect start as Voronin produced a cool finish after intercepting a poor pass and rounding the goalkeeper.
Kevin Schindler equalised for the Bundesliga side barely two minutes later.
However, Riise produced a trademark thunderbolt to restore the lead with a free-kick from distance which goalkeeper Tim Wiese should arguably have handled better.
Fifteen minutes into the second half Ukrainian Voronin, a free transfer from Bayer Leverkusen, put the game beyond Werder with a cunning finish after a brilliant Xabi Alonso pass.
Torres then replaced Voronin and saw chances of his own come and go before Hugo Almeida's late consolation for the Germans.
Torres, Babel and Yossi Benayoun were all introduced as second-half substitutes.
Liverpool enjoyed the perfect start as Voronin produced a cool finish after intercepting a poor pass and rounding the goalkeeper.
Kevin Schindler equalised for the Bundesliga side barely two minutes later.
However, Riise produced a trademark thunderbolt to restore the lead with a free-kick from distance which goalkeeper Tim Wiese should arguably have handled better.
Fifteen minutes into the second half Ukrainian Voronin, a free transfer from Bayer Leverkusen, put the game beyond Werder with a cunning finish after a brilliant Xabi Alonso pass.
Torres then replaced Voronin and saw chances of his own come and go before Hugo Almeida's late consolation for the Germans.
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